Adventuring: A Travelblogue with Photos

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

An autumn stroll through Garden of the Gods

https://flic.kr/p/2qnWwzE It has been a while since I've been out to Garden of the Gods, though it is only around 3 miles from my house. My daughter's family being here, it was the perfect time for it. We spent a couple of hours there, and my legs were plenty tired after! The whole time, I was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 14, 2024

October visit to Rita the Dambo Troll and Victor, Colorado

https://flic.kr/p/2qnQ2Bh Here are a few photos from our family excursion this weekend! No pictures of the family: the parents have a very strict policy of not posting the kids' photos online. He's in the business of internet security, and knows the risks of over-sharing in public forums. Autumn in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

a few more from Alaska

I've caught up with the photos from Alaska as far as the Mendenhall Glacier visit. That was the excursion out of Juneau. If anyone knows what the unlabeled plants in those shots are, please reveal! https://flic.kr/p/2qh6nW5 Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

North of Ketchikan: the Endicott Arm

Here are a few shots of the afternoon light in the Inside Passage, and then, when I awoke the morning after Ketchikan, the early morning light in the Endicott Arm. https://flic.kr/p/2qgUGe9 As ever, go here and click to the left. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 7, 2024

Saxman Tlingit Totem Park and Village

Our first excursion off the cruise ship was a bus ride to Saxman Village. It's an attraction for the sake of its many totem poles, and where many poles are sculpted by the Tlingit artists. The photos show some of the Tlingit arts we were shown besides the several poles. We were treated to some foods... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 2, 2024

Alaska cruising--Seattle to Ketchikan

It has been long and exhausting, like all good vacations. And here are the first images: https://flic.kr/p/2qdTo3S taking you as far as Ketchikan. As ever, go to this first image and click leftwards. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 24, 2024

The last day at sea

I can go home now, I've seen orcas! From what I could see, I believe they were Biggs' orcas, the transient type that feeds mainly on sea mammals. There were 5 or 6 in the pod, and some distance from the ship so that people first were calling out that they were seeing dolphins. But I got a few photos... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 23, 2024

On the Sea

Today we are mostly on the Pacific making our way south east to Victoria where we'll stay a few hours this evening, then head on towards Seattle where we disembark Sunday morning. I'm ready! After the morning fog, the sky is blue now and the sun beating down on our little balcony makes it hot! I've... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Endicott Arm

It is early morning, just after 7, and the sun glows off the high rocky cliffs and hilltops on the sides of this fjord. There is ice in the water, little bergs floating here and there. Just ahead and around another turn or two there is the Dawes Glacier. The water is a dark beryl green and not quite... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 19, 2024

Morning at sea

It is not quite 7 AM, a steward just dropped off croissants and tea, and the sun is rising over Vancouver Island. Between here and there, another ship much like this one cruises along. It is possibly the Westerdam that was at dock and scheduled to depart the same time we were. We apparently won the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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